Brief Life History of Verle Leona
When Verle Leona Comstock was born on 25 September 1898, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States, her father, William Starling Comstock, was 28 and her mother, Martha Elizabeth Ballew, was 24. She married Spencer Harrison Swan on 29 April 1938, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She lived in Weld, Colorado, United States in 1935 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 14 April 1981, in San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (10)
- Verl Fox in household of Almond E Fox, "United States Census, 1930"
- Verle Leona Swan, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Verle Leona Carlson, "California, Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): habitational name from Clumstock (Devon). This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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